Proposed Change

In Aid Would Help

Broward Homeless

The federal government is planning to nearly double the amount of money it spends on homeless assistance programs, making Broward County eligible for about $3.4 million under the new financing scheme.

That is significantly more than the county now receives for the homeless and could be used to help pay for the long-delayed homeless shelter. This year, Broward got $800,000 in federal homeless aid. Fort Lauderdale, which got about $70,000, could get nearly $1.4 million in 1995. The new scheme would use a formula based on population, poverty rates and other criteria.